Jean-Baptiste
PELLETIER dit ANTAYA
Born
15 October 1786
,
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
3 October 1858
,
Saint-Robert, Canada East
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Born: 15 October 1786 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Mother:
Marie-Josèphe LAVALLÉE
Paternal grandparents:
Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER dit ANTAYA
, Marie-Catherine HUS MILET (MILLET)
Maternal grandparents:
Michel LAVALLEE dit PAQUET
, Marie-Geneviève DUTEAU
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Francoise MANDEVILLE 9 January 1815 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise MANDEVILLE was born 17 January 1799 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Francoise died 7 May 1871 in Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada. Francoise was the child of Louis MANDEVILLE and Marie-Charles CARTIER.
Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER dit ANTAYA died 3 October 1858 in Saint-Robert, Canada East.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
Spouse & Children of Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER dit ANTAYA
Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER dit ANTAYA married 
Francoise MANDEVILLE
Marriage date: 9 January 1815
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
See marriage record for Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Francoise MANDEVILLE
Francoise MANDEVILLE was the child of Louis MANDEVILLE and Marie-Charles CARTIER
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Francoise MANDEVILLEMarriage date: 9 January 1815
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
See marriage record for Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Francoise MANDEVILLEFrancoise MANDEVILLE was the child of Louis MANDEVILLE and Marie-Charles CARTIER
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Francoise MANDEVILLE
Edesse PELLETIERBorn: 19 March 1838, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Pierre THEROUX 1 March 1859 Place: Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada
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Birth — 178615 October 1786
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1815 Marriage / PartnerJean-Baptiste PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Francoise MANDEVILLE 9 January 1815, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
He was 28 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1838 Birth of ChildEdesse PELLETIER was born 19 March 1838, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Jean-Baptiste was 51 years old.
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
Death — 18583 October 1858
Saint-Robert, Canada East
He died at the age of 72.
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